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Turkey says will not withdraw from army posts in Syria's Idlib
[AlAhram] ...Qatar's satrapy in Asia Minor... will not withdraw from its observation posts in Syrian rebel bastion province of Idlib which has seen an increase in violence carried out by regime forces supported by Russian  ...KABOOM!... s, the defence minister said. The posts were established under a September 2018 deal between Syrian regime ally Moscow and Ankara, which backs the rebels, to avert an all-out Syrian government onslaught in Idlib. Government forces surrounded one of 12 "We respect the agreement reached with Russia and we expect Russia to abide by this agreement," "We will by no means empty those 12 observation posts, we will not leave there," Akar said.
Turkey, worried over a new wave of refugees from the Idlib region, is pressing for a fresh ceasefire deal, as it sent a delegation to Moscow on Monday. Akar's visit to soldiers on the border region comes as Turkey is also readying to send troops to support the UN-recognised government in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... against strongman Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all... 's self-styled Libyan National Army. Related: Hulusi Akar: 2019-12-25 Turkey claims Kurdish-led forces have not left Syrian border Hulusi Akar: 2019-10-31 Turkey sees YPG withdrawal incomplete; joint Russian patrols to start Friday Hulusi Akar: 2019-10-27 3 health workers killed in northern Syria, Turkish-backed militia blamed Related: Hatay: 2019-12-22 Five women with alleged links to ISIS surrender to Turkish forces: state media Hatay: 2019-11-08 Erdogan: ISIL leader's inner circle trying to enter Turkey Hatay: 2019-08-10 Explosions at Turkish Ammunition Depot; No One Hurt Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-30 |
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